They thought they had destroyed the evil. It was only asleep. When Sahara, Jared and Deor fought to overthrow the Triumvirate and free the planet Askalon, their victory was won at a bitter cost. Now that the Lords of Askalon have been restored, they find themselves faced with a debt they cannot pay. The Triumvirate had promised Azimir, ruler of the planet Halcyon, what they never intended to deliver—a shipment of zanthos too dangerous to be placed in the hands of one man. The Lords of Askalon send Sahara, Jared and Rafe to Halcyon in a desperate attempt to renegotiate the terms of the debt. But the welcome they receive is not the one they expected. The team on Halcyon is scattered. The situation on Askalon begins to unravel. And secrets and plots too long buried come creeping back to light. As Deor and Brytnoth race to save Askalon from collapse, Sahara struggles to overcome the demons of her past once and for all. But Jared must face a greater darkness than all of them, and he must face it alone. A slumbering evil has awoken, and the fate of all worlds now hangs in the balance.